Bill Adair
Marion Danne "Bill" Adair was an American coach and interim manager in Major League Baseball.
A second baseman, he was a career minor-league player who never rose about the Class AA level but who spent 21 years as a manager in the minors.
History
Born in Mobile, Alabama, Adair was a manager in the Braves organization, as well as the Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres, Montreal Expos, and the Chicago White Sox organizations.Adair was later a major league scout for the Philadelphia Phillies.
He compiled a 1,611-1,305 record in the minors, but his managing career in the major leagues was limited to ten games with the 1970 White Sox which was en route to a then franchise-worst 56-106 finish. He had succeeded Don Gutteridge on an interim basis on September 2 with the team's record a major league-worst 49-87. His last game managing the White Sox was an 8-7 win over the Minnesota Twins at Metropolitan Stadium on September 13. He compiled a 4-6 record before Chuck Tanner took over two days later on September 15. Adair was not retained by Tanner beyond that season.
Adair also was a major league coach for the Braves, White Sox and Expos.